World War II World War II The War in the Pacific The War in the Pacific
Jan 18, 2016
World War IIWorld War II
The War in the Pacific The War in the Pacific
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
►Dec. 7Dec. 7thth 1941 the 1941 the Japanese bomb Japanese bomb Pearl Pearl
► US Aircraft Carriers US Aircraft Carriers out to sea out to sea
► 5 battle ships sunk 5 battle ships sunk including the USS including the USS Arizona Arizona
The PhilippinesThe Philippines
► Japan invades on Dec. Japan invades on Dec. 8, 19418, 1941
► US and Filipino troops US and Filipino troops forced to surrender forced to surrender (1942) (1942)
► Bataan Death March Bataan Death March 5,000-10,000 Filipinos 5,000-10,000 Filipinos and 600-650 Americans and 600-650 Americans died on the march died on the march
Japan on the offensive Japan on the offensive
► Japan conquers: Japan conquers: ► Burma (MyanmarBurma (Myanmar)) ►Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies
(Indonesia)(Indonesia)►New Guinea New Guinea ► Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands► Singapore Singapore
Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942
► First time aircraft First time aircraft carriers faced each carriers faced each other in combat other in combat
► Battle is a draw Battle is a draw ► US loses a Aircraft US loses a Aircraft
CarrierCarrier► Japan’s advance Japan’s advance
stopped stopped
Battle of Midway- June 1942 Battle of Midway- June 1942
► Turning point in the Turning point in the War in the Pacific War in the Pacific
► First Naval Battle First Naval Battle where the Navies where the Navies never see one never see one another because of another because of Aircraft Carriers Aircraft Carriers
► US lost one carrierUS lost one carrier► Japan lost 4 carriers Japan lost 4 carriers
Two lines of advance Two lines of advance
► The US Navy Island The US Navy Island Hopping campaign Hopping campaign
► The Army advanced The Army advanced through New Guinea through New Guinea to the Philippines to the Philippines and finally to Japan and finally to Japan
► The two lines of The two lines of advance competed advance competed for men and for men and materials materials
Island hopping: Island hopping: Guadalcanal-August 1942-Guadalcanal-August 1942-
February 1943February 1943► First Allied offensive First Allied offensive
action in the Pacific action in the Pacific Theater Theater
► Allied forces secure Allied forces secure all of the Solomon all of the Solomon Island chain Island chain
Southeast Asian route: Southeast Asian route: Philippines Liberated-1944-45Philippines Liberated-1944-45
► Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Naval the largest Naval Battle in HistoryBattle in History
►Macarthur returns Macarthur returns to liberate the to liberate the PhilippinesPhilippines
Island hopping:Island hopping:Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar
19451945► Fought to secure Fought to secure
Airfields to support Airfields to support the bombing of Japanthe bombing of Japan
► 20,703 of the 21,000 20,703 of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers Japanese soldiers were killed in the were killed in the battlebattle
► 6,825 KIA for the US 6,825 KIA for the US forces. 1/3 of all forces. 1/3 of all Marine dead in WWII Marine dead in WWII killed at Iwo Jima killed at Iwo Jima
Island hopping: Island hopping: Invasion of Okinawa- April –June Invasion of Okinawa- April –June
19451945► Okinawa would have Okinawa would have
been used as a been used as a staging center for staging center for the invasion of Japanthe invasion of Japan
► Kamikaze attacks Kamikaze attacks on the supporting on the supporting Naval forces Naval forces
► Japanese fiercely Japanese fiercely defend the Island (to defend the Island (to a suicidal level) a suicidal level)
The Atomic BombsThe Atomic Bombs
► August 6, 1945 the August 6, 1945 the B-29 B-29 Enola GayEnola Gay dropped “Little Boy” dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshimaon Hiroshima
► 70,000 killed70,000 killed► August 9August 9th th B-29 B-29
BockscarBockscar dropped dropped “Fat Man” on “Fat Man” on NagasakiNagasaki
► 40,000-75,000 killed 40,000-75,000 killed
Victory over JapanVictory over Japan
► USSR enters the USSR enters the War with Japan-Aug. War with Japan-Aug. 8, 19458, 1945
► VJ Day August 14, VJ Day August 14, 19451945
► Japanese Japanese Government & Government & Military surrenders Military surrenders on the USS Missouri on the USS Missouri